Originally Posted by kaywoodie
Originally Posted by JeffA
Originally Posted by kaywoodie
If there was no A/C here like when I was a kid, no one would live here. Snowflakes would melt.

Did a lot of research on the construction methods used in hot climates back it the day.
It's pretty interesting, a lot of methods that are seldom to never seen anymore.
Many of which we should revert back to, when was the last time you used a 10ft long crank to open a high window?

There was reason.

Lots of stuff not done anymore. We had sleeping porches. They worked good.

Covered porches on all 4 sides of a home successfully shaded the lower windows rather well, ceiling fans were key.